Rig Veda 9.69.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.69
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नः पवस्व वसुमद्धिरण्यवदश्वावद्गोमद्यवमत्सुवीर्यम् । यूयं हि सोम पितरो मम स्थन दिवो मूर्धानः प्रस्थिता वयस्कृतः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ naḥ pavasva vásu-mad híraṇya-vad áśva-vad gó-mad yáva-mat su-vī́ryam | yūyáṃ hí soma pítaro máma sthána divó mū́rdhānaḥ prá-sthitā vayaḥ-kṛ́taḥ ||
Translation
आ नः पवस्व वसुमद्धिरण्यवदश्वावद्गोमद्यवमत्सुवीर्यम् । यूयं हि सोम पितरो मम स्थन दिवो मूर्धानः प्रस्थिताः वयस्कृतः ॥
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (recipient) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पवस्वpurify/flow (as Soma)
पवस्व:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपू (पवते) / √pū
वसुमत्rich in wealth
वसुमत्:
Karma (फल/विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवसु + मतुप्
हिरण्यवत्abounding in gold
हिरण्यवत्:
Karma (फल/विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य + मतुप्
अश्वावत्having horses
अश्वावत्:
Karma (फल/विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्व + मतुप्
गोमत्having cattle
गोमत्:
Karma (फल/विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootगो + मतुप्
यवमत्having barley/grain
यवमत्:
Karma (फल/विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootयव + मतुप्
सुवीर्यम्excellent manly power/heroic strength
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु + वीर्य
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सोमO Soma
सोम:
— (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम
पितरःfathers, forefathers
पितरः:
Kartā / (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि सम्भवः)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
ममof me, my
मम:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
स्थनstand/abide (be present)
स्थन:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (√sthā)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (दिव् as noun ‘heaven’)
मूर्धानःheads, summit-ones (chiefs)
मूर्धानः:
Kartā / विशेषण-भावः (पितरः)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन्
प्रस्थिताःset forth, departed, proceeding
प्रस्थिताः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र + √स्था (स्थिता) / ‘प्रस्थित’
वयस्कृतःage-made; made vigorous/strengthened (by age)
वयस्कृतः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootवयस् + √कृ (कृत) / ‘वयस्कृत’
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